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Three Saudis Sentenced to Jail for Plotting in Iran to Destabilize Saudi Security

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-The Specialized Criminal Court issued sentences against three Saudis who were involved in different cases, giving them varying prison terms. The cases included the involvement of one of them in a deal with wanted criminals, who he met in Iran, to destabilize...

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Riyadh November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser – RTS6CXU

Syrian Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Spying for Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-The Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced a Syrian national to eight years in prison for being involved in spying activities in the Kingdom in favor of the hostile Syrian regime. He was caught while working in a barber shop in Mecca west Saudi Arabia, where...

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Nimr al-Nimr…Calling for Incitement from Qom

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Nimr Baqr Al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was an independent Shiite Sheikh in Al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government. He was executed by the Saudi forces on Jan. 2 at the age...

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Adel al-Dubayti, Executed before Responding to his Accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Since the first hearing of Adel al-Dubayti’s trial, he refused to answer the charges directed to him by the representative of the Bureau of Investigation and the public prosecution. Instead, he was reckless during the deliberation sessions and asked the judge to...